Eye to Eye (1989)

Overview

Eye to Eye takes a look at the development in the work of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and sketches his life up to his last few turbulent months. In the documentary, Mapplethorpe’s long-time lover Jack Walls talks about his ideas and motivation in creating his work. Mapplethorpe's work became controversial in the United States because of their explicit homosexuality, which led to them being deemed pornographic.

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